System.DirectoryServices

v10.0.0

Provides easy access to Active Directory Domain Services. Commonly Used Types: System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectorySite System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.ApplicationPartition System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryServer System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DomainController

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Total Downloads

235.2M

235,162,413

Published

Nov 11, 2025

Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI

dotnet add package System.DirectoryServices --version 10.0.0

Package Manager Console

Install-Package System.DirectoryServices -Version 10.0.0

PackageReference

<PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices" Version="10.0.0" />

Frameworks

net8.0 net9.0 net10.0 .NETStandard2.0

Dependencies

System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl

.NETStandard2.0

[5.0.0, )

System.Security.AccessControl

.NETStandard2.0

[6.0.0, )

System.Security.Principal.Windows

.NETStandard2.0

[5.0.0, )

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